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Henderson City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXII

R-5, URBAN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT22


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Editor's note— Ord. No. 42-14, Exh. A, adopted Jan. 13, 2015, amended Art. XXII in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Art. XXII, §§ 22.01—22.04 pertained to the R-5, medium density residential district, and derived from Ord. No. 23-14, Exh. A, adopted July 8, 2014. See the Code Comparative Table for a complete derivation.


Sec. 22.01.- Statement of purpose.

The R-5, urban single-family residential district is established as a district in which the principal use of land is single-family dwellings within a dense urban setting. The specific intent of this article is to protect the residential character of the district by prohibiting commercial activities, to encourage a suitable neighborhood environment for family life, and to encourage urban single-family development with compact lot sizes and setbacks.

(Ord. No. 42-14, Exh. A, 1-13-15)

Sec. 22.02. - Permitted uses.

In all R-5 districts no building or land, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, shall be erected or used except for the following specified uses:

(a)

Any use permitted in the R-1, single-family residential district.

(b)

Accessory uses.

(c)

Home occupations as defined in Section 4.38.

(Ord. No. 42-14, Exh. A, 1-13-15)

Sec. 22.03. - Conditional uses.

(a)

Schools, libraries, churches, and other facilities normally incidental thereto, provided that the proposed site for a church is not less than one (1) acre; that there is adequate access to all required off-street parking areas and there is no parking in the required front yard.

(b)

Family child-care home, as defined in Section 11.03(g).

(Ord. No. 42-14, Exh. A, 1-13-15)

Sec. 22.04. - Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.

(See attached Schedule of Regulations, Article XXVII.)

(Ord. No. 42-14, Exh. A, 1-13-15)